TERRORIST ATTACK

20 March 2000 Massacre at Chattisinghpora, J&KOn the eve of President Clinton’s visit, militants massacred 35 Sikhs in the village of Chattisinghpora. The militants were dressed in Indian Army uniforms, a tactic which is now commonly used by the insurgents. No group claimed responsibility for the attack
1 October 2001 Attack on J&K State Legislative Assembly, SrinagarA car bomb exploded near the State Assembly killing 38 people. The bombing was followed by an armed assault into the Assembly premises by three armed terrorists.
13 December 2001 Attack on the Indian Parliament, New DelhiMilitants attacked the Indian Parliament in which nine policemen and parliament staffer were killed. All five terrorists were killed by the security forces and were identified as Pakistani nationals. The attack took place around 11:40 am (IST), minutes after both Houses of Parliament had adjourned for the day. The suspected terrorists dressed in paramilitary uniforms entered Parliament in a car through the VIP gate of the building. The extent of the attack could have been worse because the car [which had a Home Ministry label and a red beacon light] was packed with 30 kg of RDX and containers with hand grenades.3 The militants used AK-47 rifles, and grenades for the attack. Investigations revealed that the terrorists’ aim was not only to kill important political figures but also to create chaos inside Parliament and take hostages. Senior Ministers and over 200 Members of Parliament were inside the Central Hall of Parliament when the attack took place. The attack also led to a military standoff between Pakistan and India [“Operation Parakram”].
22 January 2002 Attack on American cultural centre, Kolkata Militants attacked an American cultural centre in Kolkata killing at least four police officers and injuring 21. Police arrested at least 50 suspects in the aftermath of the incident. The government accused Pakistan of involvement in the attack.
14 May 2002 Massacre of family members of Army personnel, Kaluchak, J&K.At least 30 persons, most of them members of families of Army personnel, were killed and over 60 wounded in one of the militant suicide attacks in Jammu on the Kaluchak cantonment area. As a result of the attack security was beefed up at all cantonments around the country.
21 May 2002 Firing at Hurriyat meeting; Abdul Ghani Lone killed, SrinagarAbdul Gani Lone, senior leader of the separatist All-Parties Hurriyat Conference was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Srinagar, a day ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Kashmir valley. Shortly after the assassination Indian intelligence learned that three operatives, codenamed Abu Hadid, Abu Hamza and Abu Rahel, carried out the execution. The rally on May 21 was held to commemorate the assassination of religious leader Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq by the Hizbul Mujahideen in 1990.
25 August 2005 Twin Blasts, Mumbai Two powerful car-bomb explosions took place in South Mumbai killing at least 46 persons and injuring over 160. The first of the two blasts, several kilometers apart took place at 1.03 p.m. in the crowded Jhaveri Bazar, close to the temple of Mumbadevi. The second, four minutes later, occurred in a pay-and park facility close to the famed Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Hotel. The timing of the blasts and the choice of locations were apparently decided for causing the maximum damage.
24 September 2002 Akshardham Temple AttackThe siege of the Akshardham temple complex of the Swaminarayan sect ended after commando operation. The two terrorists who stormed it the previous evening were killed. A total of 29 individuals including 16 women and four children, were killed in the terrorist attack and 74 were injured, a few of them seriously. A National Security Guard commando was also killed and one critically wounded in the operation. Two State police commandos lost their lives while rescuing the people trapped in the complex before the NSG men took position. The Prevention of Terrorism Act court on July 1, 2006 awarded death sentence to three persons in the 2002 Akshardham temple terror attack case.
5 July 2005 Attack on makeshift Ram temple, AyodhyaSix heavily armed militants, who made an attempt to storm the high security makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya was killed before they MAJOR TERRORIST the shrine. The attackers came in an ambassador car at around 9:00am, following an explosive-laden jeep, which they rammed into the security barricade to breach the cordon. While one militant who rammed the jeep was killed, five others were killed in the encounter with security personnel from the CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] and PAC [Provincial Armed Constabulary]. A woman devotee was killed in the crossfire while a tourist guide was killed because of the explosion. The driver of the ambassador car has been arrested and three security men were injured in the operation, which lasted nearly one-and-half-hours. Police sources said that the militants were disguised as devotees. The consequences of a successful assault on the “makeshift” temple would have been catastrophic for communal harmony. The attack was similar to the attack on the Jammu and Kashmir legislature in that a combination of suicide car-bombers and conventional small-arms attack was used.
29 July 2005 Jaunpur Train ExplosionAt least 10 people were killed and more than 50 others injured in the explosion on the Shramjivi Express in Uttar Pradesh. Traces of the high explosive RDX had been found in the compartment where the blast occurred. Two Bangladeshi nationals belonging to the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested at New Delhi railway station by the Special Cell on February 28, 2006. The police claimed to have recovered 3 kilograms of RDX, two electronic detonators, two pistols, Bangladeshi passports and fake Indian currency worth Rs. 40,000 from them.
18 October 2005 Ghulam Nabi Lone, Education Minister of J&K Killed, Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Education Ghulam Nabi Lone was shot dead by a militant, while CPI (M) State secretary M.Y. Tarigami escaped unhurt in a similar bid in the high-security Tulsi Bagh area of Srinagar on October 18, 2005. Two security guards and a civilian were also killed in the incidents, for which the Islamic Front and Al- Mansoorein had claimed responsibility.
29 October 2005 Blasts in New Delhi At least 70 persons were killed and several injured in three powerful serial explosions on the evening of October 29, 2005. While two bombs went off at busy marketplaces [Paharganj and Sarojini Nagar], one exploded inside a Delhi Transport Corporation bus [near Govindpuri]. No terrorist outfit has so far claimed responsibility. The first explosion took place around 5.25 p.m. at Chheh Tuti Chowk in Paharganj, central Delhi, and the bus blast at 5.40 p.m. at Govindpuri in South Delhi and the third and most powerful one at 5.45 p.m. at the Sarojini Nagar market in South-West Delhi. An explosive device was defused outside the State Bank of Bikaner at Chandni Chowk in the Old City area. Charge sheets were eventually filed against Tariq Ahmed Dar and Rafiq Shah in this case.
28 December 2005 Attack on the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore A senior scientist from New Delhi was killed and at least five persons were injured when assailants opened fire and lobbed grenades at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) Suspected terrorists of the Lakshar-e- Taiba barged into the prestigious Indian Institute of Science campus and opened fire indiscriminately killing a retired professor of IIT Delhi and injuring four others.
7 March 2006 Serial Blasts in Varanasi The first explosion occurred in Sankat Mochan temple near Banaras Hindu University. Many pilgrims were in the temple, as Tuesdays are considered particularly holy by devotees of Hanuman, the deity of the Sankat Mochan shrine. Two other explosions occurred at the Cantonment railway station — one in the Shivganga Express bound for Delhi and another in a waiting hall. At least 100 people were injured. Six bombs were found from other areas in the city, including in a restaurant frequented by foreigners. A mastermind of the Varanasi blasts and five of his accomplices were arrested on the April 6, 2006 by the Uttar Pradesh police. A module of the Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul- Jehadi-Islamia (HuJI) was also discovered. Wali Ullah and his associates were arrested from different parts of the state and a large quantity of arms and ammunition recovered from them.
1 May 2006 Massacre of Hindus and Gujjars, Doda & Udhampur, J&K 35 Hindu villagers were killed in two separate terrorist attacks in the districts of Doda and Udhampur. Twenty two residents of the mountain hamlets of Kulhand and Tharva, were shot dead outside their homes late at night. Thirteen shepherds were shot dead north of the Lalon Galla, a high-altitude meadow above the town of Basantgarh.
1 June 2006 Attack on RSS Headquarters Three militants were killed in an attack on RSS Headquarters.20 Police said the militants attempted to drive a white Ambassador car, fitted with a red light, towards the building at dawn. They were killed in an exchange of fire with security personnel, on being challenged.
11 July 2006 Mumbai Train blasts The toll in the serial blasts that took place in the city rose to 190. Police said 190 persons were killed and another 625 injured in the blasts that took place in first class compartments of trains at Mira-Bayandhar, Jogeshwari, Mahim, Santacruz, Khar, Matunga and Borivli on the Western Railway on the 11th of July between 6:00 and 6:40pm. Over 200 suspects21 had been rounded up as a result of the ongoing investigation, with no group claiming responsibility suspicion has fallen on the Lashkar-e-Taiba and SIMI. A possible hurdle to the ongoing peace process has been created with both India and Pakistan exchanging acrimonious comments over the incident. The National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan in fact accused Pakistan of complicity in the blasts.